Product Questions
  1. What makes up an Aplia course? How does Aplia work with my textbook?
  2. What disciplines do your products cover?
  3. What sets Aplia apart from other textbook publishers' online materials?
  4. Can I modify the content in a course?
  5. Can I use this as my course management system (CMS)? How well is Aplia integrated with Blackboard or WebCT?
  6. I can't make my students buy both a $95 textbook and Aplia. Do you have a solution?
  7. Do any print materials accompany Aplia products? If so, do the products come on CD-ROM?
  8. How do I adopt Aplia for my students?
  9. How much time will it take to incorporate Aplia into my courses?
Technology and Support Questions
  1. What system configuration do my students and I need to use Aplia?
  2. How do I sign in for the first time?
  3. What plug-ins do my students and I need, and where do we get them?
  4. How reliable is your system? Will I experience any downtime?
  5. What if my students require technical support? What if I need help?
  6. How do I extend a due date for a student?
  7. Can I see a student's activity on aplia.com?

Product Questions

  1. What makes up an Aplia course? How does Aplia work with my textbook?
    The core elements of our courses include:
    • Interactive, automatically graded problem sets
    • An easy-to-use course management system (CMS)
    • Personalized customer support
    • A digital textbook (for most courses)
    Aplia produces content that maps directly to the textbook in a given course. Aplia's integrated textbook solution maximizes flexibility and can replace the physical textbook altogether. Let us know which text you are using, and we can help tailor an Aplia course to meet your teaching needs and style.
  2. What disciplines do your products cover?
    Aplia offers products for the following disciplines: accounting, business communication, business law, developmental reading, economics, finance, logic, statistics and taxation.
  3. What sets Aplia apart from other textbook publishers' online materials?
    Many publishers do not invest significant resources in their online materials. Textbook content is often repurposed without modification for the online world. By contrast, our content is developed from the ground up to be interactive and engaging. Because Aplia's business is focused solely on providing a quality online experience, we are committed to ensuring that our website is always accessible.
  4. Can I modify the content in a course?
    Yes. You can modify both the questions and the answers of the chapter assignments in Aplia's Assignment Library. You can also add your own questions as well as delete existing questions.
  5. Can I use this as my course management system (CMS)? How well is Aplia integrated with Blackboard or WebCT?
    While Aplia's main focus is content, Aplia also provides you with a CMS that allows you to add course materials, communicate with your students, and quickly monitor student performance. Other systems can link to Aplia's content within the Blackboard or WebCT framework.
  6. I can't make my students buy both a $95 textbook and Aplia. Do you have a solution?
    Yes. Instructors can offer their students several options for incorporating Aplia, their course materials, and their textbook into packages that fit a variety of price points and learning styles. Our solutions can be used as material that complements the textbook or even as a complete package that replaces the traditional textbook altogether. Click here for more information or contact your Aplia account manager for more details.
  7. Do any print materials accompany Aplia products? If so, do the products come on CD-ROM?
    Aplia's products are designed to run effectively on any Internet browser for use in your class, with no files to print or CD-ROMs to insert. The website allows Aplia's content to be dynamically generated. This means we can provide you with our most up-to-date content and tools for use in your class.
  8. How do I adopt Aplia for my students?
    Instructors adopt Aplia products similar to the way they adopt a textbook, and students pay for the service on a per-term subscription basis. Aplia can be purchased as a bundle with certain textbooks or as a standalone product in your school's bookstore. Your students may also purchase access to Aplia from aplia.com after your course is set up.
  9. How much time will it take to incorporate Aplia into my courses?
    Incorporating Aplia into your courses is simple and quick—you can create a course in minutes. Your Aplia account manager will help you integrate Aplia into your courses and personally ensure your success. According to a recent survey, nearly 90% of our recurring users found Aplia either somewhat easy or easy to use. Our course creation process is so easy and efficient that you can adopt Aplia at any time—even if your book order has already been placed. Contact your Aplia account manager for more details.
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Technology and Support Questions

  1. What system configuration do my students and I need to use Aplia?
    When first registering to use Aplia, both instructors and students are prompted to run a configuration test to ensure that they have all of the necessary technology to run the Aplia site effectively. See System Requirements for a detailed listing of our platform and browser requirements.
  2. How do I sign in for the first time?
    Please follow these instructions to set up your account at Aplia for the first time:

    1. Go to www.aplia.com
    2. Click the System Configuration Test link below the Sign In and Register sections to make sure you can access all of the features on Aplia's website. This takes just a few seconds and tells you how to update your browser settings if necessary.
    3. Return to www.aplia.com
    4. Click the New Student link to register, and follow the registration instructions. You will need your instructor's course key* to enroll in his or her Aplia course.
    * The course key, provided by your instructor, is a unique identifier that students use to enroll in the Aplia course. If you do not have the course key, please provide us with the following information and we will be more than happy to provide you with it:

    - Instructor's full name
    - University name
    - Class title and section (if applicable)
  3. What plug-ins do my students and I need, and where do we get them?
    The most important plug-in needed is Adobe Flash Player. Most newer browsers include Flash with standard installation. If instructors and students don't have Flash or need to upgrade, they can download it free of charge from the Adobe website. It takes just minutes to download and install.
  4. How reliable is your system? Will I experience any downtime?
    Although we can't guarantee 100% uptime in the system (no one can do that), we have procedures in place to ensure that our website stays online with as little interruption as possible. Aplia schedules weekly maintenance each Saturday from 12:00 to 4:00 AM to optimize site performance and minimize impact on users.

    Some of the things that make our site reliable and secure include:
    • Live, on-site server administration 24/7
    • Site redundancy and load balancing
    • Security mechanisms on all components
    • Daily data backups

    We do everything in our power to make our product as dependable as possible. If you experience any technical difficulties, please e-mail us and we'll promptly look into the issue.
  5. What if my students require technical support? What if I need help?
    • Aplia has an e-mail support form that students can access from their Aplia website. They will receive help within one business day of Aplia receiving their e-mail.
    • In addition to an e-mail support form, we offer instructors dedicated phone support.
  6. How do I extend a due date for a student?
    Please follow these steps to extend the due date of a single assignment for one or more students:

    1. Log into your course.
    2. Navigate to the Administration tab.
    3. Scroll to the bottom-left corner of the page and click the Adjust button under Adjust Scores, Due Dates, and Time Limits.
    4. Select the assignment you'd like to modify. You can extend an individual due date on any graded assignment, regardless of whether or not the due date has passed. (You can adjust scores only on past-due graded assignments.)
    5. Find the student to whom you'd like to give an extension and click the due date. You can also use the checkboxes to the left of each student's name and the For checked items menu to grant multiple extensions at once.
    6. Select a new due date for the student. Your due date extension must be later than the original due date. You will see the student's extended due date in the Due Date column, along with a time stamp of the change. The student will see the extension in his or her own Aplia account, but all other student accounts will be unaffected.
    7. You can remove an extension by clicking the student's due date again. Removing an extension will set the student's individual due date back to the due date observed by the rest of the class.
  7. Can I see a student's activity on aplia.com?
    Yes. Aplia records login and logout activity as well as answer submissions on a question-by-question basis for each time that students click the Submit button.

    Aplia was developed this way so that students don't need to worry about losing their work on an entire problem set. If an error does occur when submitting an answer, students are automatically directed to an error page instead of the next question.

    Please e-mail us at support@aplia.com with a request of an activity report. The report will show you the time at which answers were submitted for each question. Please note that if a particular question or problem set does not appear on an activity report, it means that Aplia has no record of the student attempting the question or problem set.
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